February 2, 2014

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas lands in trouble for making derogatory remarks against Sikh religion

US: Sikh community of San Joaquin Country held candlelight vigil for Parminder Singh Shergill killed by police

Advocate H. S. Phoolka may contest Lok Sabha poll from Ludhiana

Succession row delaying news of controversial Noormehal dera head Ashutosh’s death: media reports

UK: MP Tom Watson reacts to India Today story about Sundown Operation, To seek statement from House of Commons

New Hopes for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar: Supreme Court of India stopped his execution and to review his Petition

February 2, 2014

US: Sikhs pack Congressional hearing room

February 2, 2014

Washington DC (February 2, 2014): As per information extended by the Sikh Coalition, the Sikh Americans packed a Congressional hearing room and a hearing overflow room this past Wednesday to press the Pentagon to modify new uniform and grooming regulations that place a presumptive barrier to Sikh military service in the United States.

Sikh groups call on Obama to reinstate IRS agent fired for wearing Article of Faith

February 2, 2014

Washington, DC (February 02, 2014): According to information shared by United Sikhs, a US based NGO, [o]n January 28, 2014 letters were sent to President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder by twelve major American Sikh advocacy organizations, including United Sikhs, calling on the Obama Administration to immediately reinstate Kawaljeet Tagore, a Sikh IRS Agent based out of Houston, TX fired in July, 2006 for wearing a kirpan, a Sikh religious article of faith.

Delhi Court tells cops to clarify on destruction of records related to Sikh carnage 1984

February 2, 2014

New Delhi, India (February 2, 2014): It is learnt that a Delhi court has directed senior officers of the Delhi Police to place before it the statutory rules governing destruction of official records of an investigating agency while hearing a November 1984 Sikh Carnage related case.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas lands in trouble for making derogatory remarks against Sikh religion

February 2, 2014

Mumbai, India (February 02, 2014): As per media reports Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas has once again landed in trouble. Kumar Vishwas landed in trouble "this time for allegedly insulting the Sikh community", reports Daily Mail.

US: Sikh community of San Joaquin Country held candlelight vigil for Parminder Singh Shergill killed by police

February 2, 2014

New York, United States (February 02, 2013): According to information sent to the Sikh Siaysat News (SSN) by the Sikh Information Centre (SIC): “[b]ased on conflicting reports of the events leading up to Lodi, CA police officers shooting to death US Army veteran Parminder Singh Shergill, on February 01, the San Joaquin County Sikh community demanded a comprehensive investigation to uncover any possible misconduct”.

Advocate H. S. Phoolka may contest Lok Sabha poll from Ludhiana

February 2, 2014

Bathinda, Punjab (February 02, 2014): According to certain media reports senior lawyer Advocate H. S. Phoolka, who joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after suprising success of AAP in Delhi assembly elections, wants to contest the Lok Sabha poll on the AAP ticket from Ludhiana.

Succession row delaying news of controversial Noormehal dera head Ashutosh’s death: media reports

February 2, 2014

Jalandhar/ Chandigarh (February 02, 2014): There are reports in various media sections that the management of Dera Noormehal or ‘Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (D. J. S. S.) is delaying the news related to death of controversial dera head Ashutosh due to row over succession to the headship of dera. Hindustan Times (HT) on January 31, […]

UK: MP Tom Watson reacts to India Today story about Sundown Operation, To seek statement from House of Commons

February 2, 2014

London/ New Delhi (February 02, 2014): It is learnt that UK's Labour Party MP Tom Watson said on February 01 that he wanted "an urgent statement" from the UK government in the House of Commons on Monday (February 03) after an India Today magazine story revealed how then Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi almost gave the go-ahead to a covert RAW operation to abduct/ kidnap Sikh leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale months before she sent the Army into the Darbar Sahib (Amritsar) in June 1984.

New Hopes for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar: Supreme Court of India stopped his execution and to review his Petition

February 2, 2014

New Delhi, India (February 02, 2014): On Friday, January 31, Supreme Court of India decided to stop Professor Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s (Prof. Bhullar) execution.

February 2, 2014

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